Matos, Loughlin spar over Trump, groceries and gasoline in second LG debate

By: Alexander Castro

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: October 7, 2026

Words: 1,236

Last Updated: 1 week, 3 days ago

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Rhode Island Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos and her Republican challenger, former state Rep. John Loughlin, met Wednesday afternoon for their second televised debate in less than two weeks, sparring over grocery stores, gas prices, and how much blame to assign to President Donald Trump for Rhode Islanders’ problems.

Unlike the candidates’ pretaped Sept. 25 matchup at WPRI 12, Matos and Loughlin went at it live from the …

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